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Shoal Bay, Anguilla
Once a secret hideaway, Anguilla has come into its own as a Caribbean hot spot for Hollywood starlets and honeymooners alike. Filled with beautiful beaches, posh resorts and overall laid-back charm, Anguilla's popularity is certainly well-deserved. There are 33 beaches on this 16-mile stretch of island, and the best part is that they are all open to the public. Shoal Bay is among the most popular with 2 miles of pearly-white sand on the Atlantic side that has a convenient equipment rental on-site for visitors.
Eagle Beach, Aruba
With miles of clean shores, tranquil waters and picture-perfect weather year-round, Aruba sees its fair share of tourism. Eagle Beach is one of the most beautiful beaches on the island with its wide swath of powdery sand and gentle surf perfect for swimming. The beach is a bit quieter than some of its neighbors, but still free to the public like all of Aruba's beaches. Sleep across the street from these serene shores at the Dutch-influenced Amsterdam Manor Beach Resort.
Trunk Bay, St. John
Nearly 50 years after Laurance S. Rockefeller donated Trunk Bay to the National Park Service, the beach and offshore coral reefs remain among St. John's most breathtaking and well-preserved attractions. Trunk Bay's clear, warm waters and silky coral sands draw tourists in droves, and its well-maintained facilities include chair and snorkel equipment rentals and showers. Visitors can bask in the tropical sun, snorkel the 225-yard-long Underwater Trail of reefs, or try their hand at underwater photography -- the clean water and variety of colorful sea life promise spectacular photo opportunities.
Crane Beach, Barbados
Barbados is a distinctive island, both in its natural beauty and fun-loving culture. This West Indies gem is actually a coral island. The sandy beaches are made up of pulverized coral, which makes for fine, soft sand. Just off the coast, there are coral reefs that tempt snorkelers and scuba divers with their exotic underwater life. Crane Beach is known for its great waves, and the waters are filled with surfers and even some body surfers, though the rough waters are appropriate only for strong swimmers.
Palominos Island, Puerto Rico
Palominos Island is a 100-acre private beach getaway off the coast at the northeastern tip of Puerto Rico. Adding to the island's allure is its air of exclusivity as it's only available to guests staying at the El Conquistador Resort and Golden Door Spa. Those lucky VIPs board a fast-moving catamaran for an 8-minute ride to this retreat for a day of snorkeling, wind surfing or riding wave runners or embrace the island paradise by simply lounging in a hammock with a frozen cocktail.
Philipsburg, St Maarten
St. Maarten is a cosmopolitan beach destination with European flair on the Dutch and French sides of the island. Phillipsburg is the capital of the Dutch side and the island's hub of activity with cruise ships coming and going and visitors strolling along the brick-lined Great Bay Beach Promenade. This busy beachfront runs for nearly 2 miles with colorful umbrellas dotting the wide sandy shores. For a completely different experience, head to Cupecoy Beach, a clothing-optional spot beneath golden sandstone cliffs.
Nassau, Bahamas
While Nassau's beaches are certainly lovely, the allure for many is the spectacular diving just off the sandy shores where visibility can reach up to 100 feet. Explore the Blue Hole, a natural hole 100 feet across and 200 feet deep full of large schools of fish. Trinity and Piece of Cake caves both have openings large enough to swim through and are home to some large lobsters. There are also countless shipwrecks that have occurred along the reefs surrounding the islands of the Bahamas that make for some very exciting underwater adventures.
Virgin Gorda, British Virgin Islands
The British Virgin Islands are made up of a collection of smaller islands, each with its own unique topography and island vibe. Virgin Gorda, 1 of the largest islands, is a popular tourist spot with posh resorts, pristine beaches and great sailing. Virgin Gorda is probably most famous for the Baths, a unique national park on the island's southwest coast with white sandy beaches framed by gigantic granite boulders, some of these with diameters reaching 40 feet. Bring along your water shoes, a snorkel and a waterproof camera and explore the series of caves and grottos created by these irregular boulders.
Harrismith Beach, Barbados
Spend the day like a castaway on the remote Harrismith Beach in the Parish of St. Philip in Barbados. Though it's just a short walk from Bottom Bay, this sandy paradise is far removed from the resort scene at the more developed beaches. The beach is accessible by a flight of stone steps carved into a cliff overlooking the sea. The cliff-top ruins of an old plantation house add to the romantic air. After descending the steps to the shore, enjoy a picnic, search for shells or relax with a book—but swim at your own risk as there's no lifeguard on duty at this hidden gem of a beach.
Horseshoe Bay, Bermuda
Bermuda's famous pink-sand beaches are considered some of the loveliest seaside retreats in the world, and the shores of Horseshoe Bay are no exception. Wide stretches of the pastel pink sand -- the result of crushed shells, coral and calcium carbonate -- offset by clear blue waves lapping at the shore, create an enticing lure for the scores of visiting beachgoers who descend each year upon the 21-mile-long island. Horseshoe Bay Beach's facilities, lifeguards and equipment rental shops have helped secure its ranking as Bermuda's most popular shore.


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Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Feeling the Fail
From Patrick:
Apparently, Metro is still a little groggy from the holidays, or at least it seems that way judging by the sleepy maintenance personnel, frustrated drivers, and central control that would appear to be run by a crack team of flustered 16 year-old maitre'd.
Leaving work at 5:10 yesterday evening, I encountered a massive crowd at Metro Center, we waited for about 6 minutes for an Orange line train to arrive while more people poured in from the Red Line. A sense of impending fail set in.
Upon arrival, the train was already packed to the gills. Squeezing my way on, I received: one "We can't fit anymore," two elbow jabs, and three dagger stares of contempt for daring to move away from the doors.
At McPherson, Farragut and Foggy the car slowly transformed into a Spinoza-esque mass of undulating bodies, unified in its discontent and emboldened by the sage announcements of the driver which included: "There is another train just a few minutes behind" (lie), "Please don't lean on the door" (warning), "We will have to take the train out of service" (threat). His admonishments fell on deaf ears.
At Rosslyn we finally achieved critical mass, which was accompanied by an acrid stew-like smell – the combination of Metro electrical stink, brake pads and anger.
After fourteen attempts to close the doors, we offloaded. Some passengers resolutely refused, especially in the rear of train, traveling out of the station to the seventh layer of Hell where all offloaded trains go.
Meanwhile, the crowd on the Rosslyn platform was backed up to the turnstiles on the second floor; apparently BOTH directions on the Orange Line had been foiled by cantankerous door malfunctions.
Sensing another two-hour Orange Line commute, I took the next Blue Line train out of Rosslyn, pushing my way through the determined crowd of Orange Line riders. I eventually pleaded with a family member to pick me up at Pentagon City. After a 40-minute ride, I was back home.
Déjà vu! Arriving at East Falls Church this morning at 8:20, I was greeted by my friends from last night, a crowd five or six people deep was waiting anxiously to board trains that were already sardine-can level.
I think I have lost my will to deal with this system. I am seriously thinking of investing in cold weather clothing so I can bike to work. I may end up with nasal icicles, but anything is better than the Orange Line.
Just for fun, next time you are stuck on a platform, play a game of "Would you rather" with your fellow riders, you might be surprised.
In conclusion, go to hell Metro.
15 comments:
- Anonymous said...
Mmmmmmm you too? When I saw the platform at Rosslyn last night, I immediately went upstairs and waited for the 3B Metrobus to WFC (where I catch the Fairfax Connector to Herndon-Monroe). Naturally it never showed, so I rode the dreaded last-resort 5A towards Dulles. If only my sense of foresight was working, I would have suffered it to Rosslyn back this morning, in place of dancing in the flurries on the WFC platform. I'm one of those sardines that was packed on there so no one from EFC, Ballston, or any other stop could load. How wonderful...I rode Metro so I wouldn't have to drive, and sometimes it takes me just as long........
- January 6, 2010 at 11:34 AM
- Anonymous said...
i am buying a car because metro is threatening my job. i will lose it with all those delays. no matter how early i show up i still manage to be late.
- January 6, 2010 at 11:57 AM
- Anonymous said...
I keep saying it. A few more episodes of this nonsense and Metro shouldn't be surprised when the trains causing these problems to riders get set on fire, just like the Brazilians did.
When you have that concentration of people on a platform it would be very easy for the mob phenomenon to snap into place and any kind of violence could happen.
Get your shit in order Metro.
- January 6, 2010 at 11:58 AM
- Ryan Sims said...
The last two days have left me with the sourest taste in regard to Metro since my arrival in DC in late August.
I, too, suffer under the delusion that the Orange Line will ever run in a palatable fashion during the rush hours.
Last night Foggy Bottom was a complete disaster, even as a dual-line station, it left at least 300 would-be riders waiting for a Vienna train that could squeeze more than a handful, across all cars. I watched six or eight or God-knows how many trains pass as riders fell out, packed in against the doors. I feared with all my might that I'd stand in the midst of an offloaded train on an already crowded platform.
Apparently that was happening only a short jaunt under the Potomac away.
By the time I got a train, the mess at Rosslyn had apparently dissipated, as the platform was no more busy than it would normally be at 6:45. (I get off work in Foggy Bottom at 5:30.)
This morning, I encountered much of the same at Clarendon. Forty or fifty minutes of wait time, eight trains, (already thinning) hair forcibly removed and several cries of many deities' names in vain by many different riders, so on and so forth, ad nauseum.
I did the math once I arrived, quite late, to the office this morning. It would have taken me, in all likelihood, less time to walk the four miles to work than it took for me to commute using Metro.
Ridership decline. I'm shocked.
- January 6, 2010 at 12:10 PM
- Anonymous said...
Fire nothing. So many on the platform so often and some will topple off to their deaths.
Yesterday at about 4:50 at Ballston to New Carrollton it was announced single-tracking due to a dead train. A long slow crawl commute.
This morning the New Carrollton to Ballston Orange line train operator announced - at Va. Square - that at the next stop at Ballston the train would turn and go back to New Carrollton instead of continuing to Vienna. Upon reaching Ballston, the train went out of service, offloaded everyone and.... left in the Vienna direction!
Oh the comfort of train operators who cannot tell north from south?
With the new "no impact" changes coming, there will be more injuries and deaths due to Metro "accidents."
That quote of "Things will transform and improve every day." appears to be meant for only the suicidal.
- January 6, 2010 at 12:14 PM
- Balfegor said...
Re: Ryan Sims
Have you tried the 38B bus line? There's stops on either side of the traffic circle in Foggy Bottom, and the bus line (roughly) follows the Orange Line down to Ballston. The buses are likely to be fairly crowded too (less capacity than trains), and they run less frequently than the trains do (a bus is supposed to come every 15 min. during rush-hour, per the schedule). But if the train is substantially delayed, that might provide an alternative.
- January 6, 2010 at 12:53 PM
- Anonymous said...
Awww, poor Patrick!
Finally the burgeious of the Orange/Blue lines know what it is like every other week on the Red Line.
- January 6, 2010 at 2:44 PM
- Anonymous said...
oh pulease Anon 2:44pm - I, for one, rode that red line from the very day it opened years ago for 11 years. I am orange line now. The red line is no worse on the human condition than orange/blue line.
I do not believe we are all "here" to try to one-up each other. Let us one-up the Metro morons making us miserable.
As well, learn the spelling and definition of your words. Bourgeois - the middle class. (Not upper crust that you seem to imply in your pithy post.)
I will step off the soap box now. Rather go air-guitar that sleeping attendant over thair.... ;)
- January 6, 2010 at 3:38 PM
- Anonymous said...
I will say this an orange line rider...the orange line hasn't killed anyone...yet.
On the flip side, red line travelers do not have to deal with the Rosslyn tunnel bottleneck. That's a headache every morning.
- January 6, 2010 at 4:25 PM
- Anonymous said...
Wow, so that's why there was an influx of metro cops yelling "don't run" in their best big boy voices. Things have been pretty good on the yellow and green. L'Enfant is a little mobish at times but come on, it's got the most lines converging. Glad I chose sleepy Crystal City over the orange line turf.
- January 6, 2010 at 5:02 PM
- Anonymous said...
buy a car. then you will not have to deal with the overcrowding. and plus, not having you there will make more room for me.
- January 6, 2010 at 10:33 PM
- Anonymous said...
After 8 years of using the Orange/Blue line 300 times a year, it has finally dawned on me that the escalator saga is actually just a patronage deal between the city and the local union that controls engineers certified to make such repairs. How else does one explain 3+ years of "escalator rehab" at Court House ?
Cities around the world with much older subway systems don't have escalator problems anywhere near as bad as the ones we have in DC. It is the simple consequence of incompetence and good old-fashioned cronyism.
- January 6, 2010 at 11:26 PM
- Anonymous said...
"At McPherson, Farragut and Foggy the car slowly transformed into a Spinoza-esque mass of undulating bodies, unified in its discontent ..."
Please tell me this isn't what Catoe meant when he promised things would "transform" every day.
- January 7, 2010 at 9:00 AM
- Anonymous said...
After the Red Line accident, in addition to the Nationals Game crowds, and the beginnings of a dangerous uprising at L'Enfant Plaza, one evening, I swore that, once I got off the train, I would never ride again. I bought a bike. That 40 minute ride to and from the SW Waterfront to Georgetown has been the best thing I could have done for myself. Though, admittedly so, and to my misery, I have had to ride the Danger Rail several days where ice and snow make riding a bike difficult. Come on warmer weather!
- January 8, 2010 at 11:02 AM
- Two Shorten the Road said...
Metro is such a joke. I gave up on Metro five years ago (during a time of similar Metro incompetence) because I figured out that I was catastrophically late 10% of the time. It doesn't sound like a lot, but being that late to work every two weeks looks really bad. My car is now 5 years old and buying it is one of the smartest decisions I ever made.
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Lexis Numérique, the game's publisher, says this is because of the conversion of euros to dollars to Microsoft's play money. In Europe, you can buy 800 Microsoft points for €10, which is $12.73 US. So while the prices are equal in Europe, there's a disparity in America, and that's why the PSN version comes in $3 more.
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WASHINGTON – Northern Virginia drivers are enjoying a smoother ride now that some long-standing congestion has been relieved.
It has taken more than a year, but major improvements are finished on the intersection of Route 29 (Lee Highway) and Gallows Road.
Route 29 was widened from two lanes to three in each direction for about a half- mile and Gallows Road is now three lanes in each direction for nearly a mile. In addition, there are now two dedicated left-turn lanes from Gallows Road onto Route 29.
Some local drivers weighed in on the newly improved intersection.
Alex Goodwin works in the area and has dealt with the design of the old intersection for a while.
"(Improvements were) definitely much needed," Goodwin says. "It was very congested before."
Goodwin adds that it wasn't just the congestion that bothered him. It was also the chaos at the intersection.
"There were a lot of people getting cut off because they had to get over," he says, referring to drivers trying to turn left from Gallows Road onto Route 29.
Nick Berry agrees with Goodwin that construction on the intersection helped to alleviate heavy traffic.
"It's opened up a lot," Berry says. "It's not as congested. I like it. It feels more relaxing driving through here."
Berry says before the construction he frequently saw brake lights and people trying to switch lanes to turn. Now, he says the changes have remedied a lot of stress at the intersection.
"I'm absolutely happy with the results of the improvements," Berry says.
"It's a nice big intersection, clearly marked, with plenty of lanes," Goodwin adds. "It flows much easier and you don't see as many accidents, which is definitely a major improvement."
The goal of the overhaul was to improve safety, reduce congestion and enhance access for pedestrians and those on bicycles.
Vic Squires from Merrifield is enthusiastic about the improvements.
"There were just fewer lanes going into the intersection, so it would back up a lot more," says Squires about the roads before the construction.
However, Squires is unsure of the pedestrian crossing in the widened streets.
"I'm really nervous about going across the intersection because you're crossing essentially seven lanes of traffic," says Squires, who adds that it can be especially chaotic at night.
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Rick DiPietro said the irony is that this is the healthiest summer he's had since he can remember. Now, he'll spend it looking for a new goaltending job after the Islanders, the team that drafted him first overall in 2000, officially bought him out Wednesday.
"It's disappointing, obviously," DiPietro told Newsday Wednesday . "You know in the salary cap era after the [2004-05] lockout, it would take a while for some teams to rebuild. The Islanders have obviously gotten to the point where you're finally starting to see that come to fruition. The most disappointing part is that I'm not going to be a part of it."
DiPietro has been away visiting family, which is where he was when general manager Garth Snow called to tell him that the buyout was coming. "I don't think it's really set in yet," the oft-injured goaltender said. "It's been a whirlwind couple of days."
He said he holds no ill will toward anyone in the Islanders organization, the franchise that anointed him "goaltender for life" with the 15-year, $67.5 million contract Snow signed DiPietro to on Sept. 12, 2006.
DiPietro will receive $1.5 million for each of the next 16 seasons with his buyout. At 31, he believes he still can play in the NHL after finishing last season playing 18 of the final 20 games for Bridgeport following being placed on waivers on Feb. 22.
"That was tough to handle at the time, but I think it was the best thing for me," he said. "I got to work on getting better as a goalie and getting into a rhythm of playing a ton of games instead of just trying not to get hurt. It helped me."
Now DiPietro, for the first time since Mike Milbury picked him 13 years ago, is looking for work. DiPietro cleared unconditional waivers yesterday and is free to sign anywhere he pleases. He said he has told Ian Pulver, his agent, to find out whether the 29 other clubs are interested in him now that he's a free agent.
And he has said goodbye to the Islanders and Charles Wang, the owner who held a close bond with him for his entire run. "It's bittersweet, really," DiPietro said. "It was a great 13 years, I had a ton of fun, there were some great times and some bad ones. I can't say enough about how much I appreciate everything Charles and the organization did for me. I'll miss it a lot."
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BOSTON — Marco Belinelli made a game-winning jumper with 3.1 seconds left, Jimmy Butler scored six points in overtime and the Chicago Bulls extended their Friday night road show by beating the Boston Celtics 100-99.
Carlos Boozer had 19 points and 20 rebounds, and Joakim Noah added 14 points and 13 boards as the Bulls won their 14th straight road game on a Friday. They haven't lost since April 2011.
Rajon Rondo scored a season-high 30 points for Boston before fouling out with 1:16 to play in overtime.
Kevin Garnett had 16 points and Paul Pierce passed former Celtics star Robert Parish for 22nd on the NBA's career scoring list by chipping in 13 points. Pierce has 23,342 points and Parish 23,334.
Brandon Bass added 13 points for Boston, which lost for the second time in eight games.
Richard Hamilton had 20 points for the Bulls, who have won four of five.
Jason Terry's jumper pushed Boston ahead 99-98 in OT before Belinelli's game-winner just to the left of the foul line.
The teams traded leads twice in the opening 3 minutes of overtime before Terry's 3-pointer from the right corner gave Boston a 93-92 lead with 1:57 to play. Butler had a basket on the other end to move the Bulls back in front and, after Boston missed on the offensive end, Rondo was called for a loose ball foul, sending Butler to the line. He nailed both, making it 96-93 with 1:16 left.
The Bulls had another three-point lead, 98-95, after Belinelli's two free throws with 51 seconds to go. Pierce hit two from the line and Boston forced a 24-second violation, setting it up for Terry's go-ahead jumper from the right side with 12.5 seconds to play.
But Belinelli nailed his off-balance jumper. Courtney Lee's long shot at the buzzer caromed off the backboard as the horn sounded.
Kirk Hinrich's jumper with 2 seconds left for Chicago sent the game to overtime.
In regulation, Rondo's long jumper from the right wing gave Boston an 86-84 edge, but Boozer hit one free throw after being fouled by Pierce on a baseline drive with 23 seconds left.
Garnett then nailed two free throws with 20.1 seconds remaining and Hinrich hit one, cutting it to 88-86.
The Bulls forced a jump ball on the defensive end with 9.4 seconds left and gained possession before tying it on Hinrich's jumper.
Garnett airballed a long fadeaway as the horn sounded, sending the game to overtime.
Rondo scored five points in Boston's 6-0 run, giving the Celtics their first lead at 80-79 with 4½ minutes to go.
Hamilton's layup gave the Bulls an 81-80 edge on the next possession before the teams started to trade trips to the foul line that led to pair of ties over the next 3 minutes, the last before the end of regulation when Garnett made one of two free throws to tie it at 84 with 2:20 left.


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The Federal Reserve made it clear that interest rates are likely to rise in June. After raising rates in December, the market has seen much confusion about the timing of the next interest rate hike.
While GDP growth was soft in the first quarter of this year, recent Fed estimates show strong growth of over 2% for the second quarter, while strong retail sales growth and higher inflation indicate renewed strength in aggregate demand throughout the U.S. economy.
As these data points have surfaced, several Federal Reserve heads have made public statements in speeches and interviews suggesting that an interest rate hike in June would be appropriate. These comments follow an April meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC), which concluded that there are several signals of strength in the U.S. economy, which bolster the case for raising borrowing costs for Americans.
The FOMC said in its discussion that the labor market is improving, while acknowledging a slight increase in joblessness. "Total nonfarm payroll employment expanded at a solid pace in March, and labor market conditions generally continued to strengthen. Although the unemployment rate edged up to 5.0 percent, both the labor force participation rate and the employment-to-population ratio continued to increase," the FOMC said.
The Fed also sees improvements in getting and securing work, arguing that Americans are finding it easier to find a job than in the past. "The rates of private-sector hires and quits moved up in February, while the rate of job openings declined a little but was still at an elevated level," the FOMC said.
That said, the FOMC also dismissed weak consumer spending, as measured by personal consumption expenditures. "Growth in real personal consumption expenditures (PCE) appeared to have slowed in the first quarter," the FOMC admitted, but added: "Nevertheless, recent readings on key factors that influence consumer spending were consistent with a pickup in real PCE growth in the coming months."
The Fed also believes Americans are capable of spending more, thanks to wage growth. "Growth in household spending had moderated, although households' real income had risen at a solid rate and consumer sentiment remained high," the FOMC said.
Finally, the FOMC also acknowledged that the housing market has weakened in the beginning of 2016, but also dismissed this as a short-term anomaly. "Recent information on housing activity was broadly consistent with a continued slow recovery in this sector.
Starts and building permits for new single-family homes declined in March, but both measures were higher in the first quarter as a whole than in the fourth quarter of 2015," the FOMC said. "However, starts of multifamily units continued to decrease in March. Sales of existing homes rose in March after decreasing in February, while new home sales moved lower in both months."
Markets had a slightly negative response to the minutes, falling from session highs, with major stock indices falling into negative territory in afternoon trading. The Dow Jones and S&P 500 ended the day roughly flat, however.


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The possibility of President Barack Obama nominating former Nebraska senator Chuck Hagel as defense secretary seemed to suffer some deflation Sunday when in an appearance on NBC's Meet the Press, Sen. Charles Schumer, D- N.Y., passed up the chance to support Hagel.
Asked by NBC's David Gregory whether President Barack Obama should nominate Hagel to replace departing Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, Schumer said, "Well, that's his choice. I think once he makes it, his record will be studied carefully. But until that point, I think we're not going to know what's going to happen."
When Gregory asked directly whether he could support Hagel's nomination, Schumer replied, "I'd have to study his record. I'm not going to comment until the president makes a nomination."
NBC's Andrea Mitchell said during the round-table panel discussion on Meet the Press that Schumer's non-committal stance on Hagel was "very revealing" because "if a Democratic senator is not going to come to Chuck Hagel's defense, then I think there are serious problems there."
Alluding to the rumored nomination of UN envoy Susan Rice to be secretary of state – which ultimately ended with Rice withdrawing from contention – Mitchell added, "This White House cannot continue to float trial balloons and then have them shot down." If this happens, she said, Obama is "perceived to be rolled by opponents."
Appearing on Meet the Press with Schumer was Sen. Lindsey Graham, R- S.C., a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee which will hold confirmation hearings on whoever Obama nominates to be defense secretary.
"A lot of Republicans are going to ask him (Hagel) hard questions," Graham predicted. "And I don't think he's going to get many Republican votes. I like Chuck. But his positions, I didn't really frankly know all of them, are really out of the mainstream, and well to the left of the president. I think it'll be a challenging nomination. But the (confirmation) hearings will matter."
He added that, "I've got questions about Chuck's view of Iran, the situation with Hamas and Hezbollah, his position toward Israel, just Afghanistan. I want to hear what he has to say." But Graham said Hagel had made "very troubling comments by a future secretary of defense."
Last week the Washington Post, which usually supports Obama on its editorial page, ran an editorial opposing the rumored Hagel nomination.
The editorial called Hagel "isolated in his views about Iran during his time in the Senate. He repeatedly voted against sanctions, opposing even those aimed at the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps, which at the time was orchestrating devastating bomb attacks against U.S. troops in Iraq. Mr. Hagel argued that direct negotiations, rather than sanctions, were the best means to alter Iran's behavior."
The editorial added that if Obama decides to use force to try to prevent Iran from developing a nuclear arsenal, it would be doubtful whether Hagel would be "ready to support and effectively implement such a decision" if he were defense secretary.
Conservative Wall Street Journal columnist Bret Stephens has assailed Hagel for saying "the Jewish lobby intimidates a lot of people up here (on Capitol Hill)."
Rep. Elliot Engel, D- N.Y. who will be the senior Democrat on the House Foreign Affairs Committee next year, said in an interview on C-Span Sunday that in Hagel's case "it seems that there is some kind of an endemic hostility toward Israel. And that's troublesome for me and for a lot of other people. Obviously he served in the Senate for a number of years and he has done many good things. But I think in the sensitive post of secretary of defense those are warning bells, those are red lights. And I think that it's potentially troublesome."
Last week Hagel apologized for his 1998 opposition to President Bill Clinton's nomination of James Hormel to be ambassador to Luxembourg because Hormel was "openly, aggressively gay."
"My comments 14 years ago in 1998 were insensitive," Hagel said in a written statement. "They do not reflect my views or the totality of my public record, and I apologize to Ambassador Hormel and any LGBT Americans who may question my commitment to their civil rights. I am fully supportive of 'open service' and committed to LGBT military families."


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OXFORDSHIRE is bracing itself for more flooding, as the Environment Agency warns that the threat from ground water could continue for weeks.
With about 20mm of rain forecast for today, people are again being warned to stay vigilant and make preparations for possible flooding.
Across the county, reports of flooded fields and allotments have raised fears of groundwater flowing into more populated areas in the coming days, as it drains away.
Not everyone is hating the floods, as Tessa Hennessy and her family go canoeing into Oxford along the Marston cycle path
One flood warning remains in force for the River Thames and its tributaries at Botley, North and South Hinksey, and West and South Oxford, meaning that the Environment Agency expects homes to flood.
There are also 13 flood alerts still in force and the Met Office has issued an amber warning for rain this afternoon, tomorrow and Saturday.
Jayne Madden, 55, of Weirs Lane, South Oxford, said: "We have had water in our garden since Saturday and the banks have not even broken, so God knows what is going to happen. The banks broke last time. We'll be back to square one in a couple of days time."
Residents and businesses on Abingdon Road and Botley Road are still waiting to see what will happen next.
Michelle Smith, 42, a grandmother-of-five, of Peel Place, South Oxford, said: "The water has just started to come up in the garden. We just have to wait and see.
"It depends on the amount of rain we get."
John Brooks, managing director of Isis Creative Framing in Northampton Road off Abingdon Road, said: "We can see the fields flooding. If it keeps rising, it is just a matter of time. The wellies are in reserve."
Steve Roberts, sales executive at Jewsons Skoda in Abingdon Road, said: "Water is in the allotments again, which is the first to flood, but it is nowhere near as bad as it was three weeks ago.
"I would say it is probably a couple of days away if it keeps going. It certainly hasn't come up as quickly."
James Griffiths, Partner at Pearce Alder & Co, in Botley Road, said: "I think because the response from the officials last time was so awesome, really I think they know what they're doing. They know how to direct the water, so I'm very reassured by that."
Spokeswoman for the Environment Agency, Caroline Juby, said: "Groundwater and rivers such as the River Thames are slower to respond after rainfall events, so people should keep checking our flood warnings and alerts after the rain has subsided.
"Groundwater flooding can occur days or even weeks after a rainfall event.
"We have demountable defences and pumps ready to be deployed should they be required for Oxford.
"Environment Agency teams are working around the clock to repair defences; clearing blockages, deploying demountable defences and monitoring river levels to minimise flood risk."
Yesterday, during Prime Minister's Questions, David Cameron, MP for Witney, pledged £100m for repair and maintenance of flood defences. More details will be released today.
People can check their flood risk and get early warnings by calling the 24-hour Floodline on 0845 988 1188 or following the Environment Agency on Twitter @EnvAgencySE.


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Preparing the bay for rising sea levels
How technology can protect shoreline as sea level increases
On a sunny Friday afternoon last fall, a Grand Banks trawler idled at the mouth of Richardson Bay, giving those aboard a close look at a battleground in the fight against climate change.
The lobster claw-shaped estuary defines and occasionally redefines the southeastern edge of Marin County, a shoreline area dotted with expensive homes, shops and restaurants. During the king tides near the turn of the year, when sea levels reach their zenith, water overwhelms the banks and marshes, flooding parts of Shoreline Highway and other roads.
That susceptibility makes Richardson Bay a canary in the coal mine of Bay Area sea level rise. As global warming threatens to transform today's high tides into tomorrow's low ebb, those inconvenient floods could turn into tragedies.
But the estuary's vulnerability also makes it an ideal site to try bold approaches to shoreline protection.
Which is why architects Elizabeth Ranieri and Byron Kuth chartered the trawler that October afternoon. Peering out from beneath sunglasses and baseball caps, they surveyed the stretch from Sausalito to Belvedere and imagined their designs for an entirely new kind of levee, a barrier with porous walls that could protect the shore as well as the ecology of the bay. "Sea level rise is essentially right around the corner," said Kuth, a husky man with a reddish goatee. "We have to begin to think now about how we introduce innovative ideas."
Fight or flight
The oldest continually operating tidal gauge in the Americas descends into the shores along Crissy Field in San Francisco, tethered beneath a breakwater that doubles as a nest for Elegant Terns. The original instrument and its descendants have recorded the ebb and flow of coastal sea levels since 1854, when the United States Coast Survey installed it to help ships navigate the treacherous Golden Gate.
Over the last century, the gauge has tracked a gradual 8-inch rise in coastal waters. But by 2050, as global warming melts ice caps and swells the seas, the gauge's readings could leap almost 1 1/2 feet, scientists say.
For Bay Area residents, it will be one of the most obvious effects of a changing climate. Not just Richardson Bay, but land equivalent in area to six San Franciscos could regularly flood, inundating vast swaths of the region's airports, high-tech campuses and the homes of more than 100,000 residents, according to the San Francisco Bay Conservation and Development Commission.
And the toll will only climb from there, with sea levels expected to surge as much as 6 feet by 2100.
Ultimately, there are few good options for confronting this challenge.
"There are two reactions to dealing with sea level rise; there is fight and there is flight," said Will Travis, senior adviser to the Bay Area Joint Policy Committee, which coordinates planning efforts among regional agencies.
That means either abandoning low-lying areas or erecting shoreline protection, be it traditional structures like dams or new concepts like the one Kuth and Ranieri have in mind.
Or both. In the end, planners studying this issue believe that the realities of time, finances, politics and lethargy may force the region to make hard choices about what to protect, what to abandon and what level of risk the region is willing to live with.
Folding Water
What might seem the obvious solution to Bay Area sea level rise is to erect a giant dam across the Golden Gate, cutting off the rising tides at the bay's bottleneck. But besides marring a signature landmark and running up a huge bill, such a barrier would halt the critical underwater circulatory system that exchanges sediment, salinity and sea life between the bay and open ocean.
These are the typical problems with "hard" shoreline protection: high economic, environmental and aesthetic tolls.
In late 2008, BCDC sponsored the "International Rising Tides" competition, calling on architects and designers to propose more creative approaches.
Kuth and Ranieri, the husband-and-wife founders of a namesake architecture firm in San Francisco's North Beach, submitted a proposal that was equal parts high-tech and high-design. They envisioned a "ventilated levee" that minimized impacts on the environment and bay views. BCDC's judges selected the project, dubbed Folding Water, as one of six winners of the competition.
Picture it as a narrow capital 'V' that sits mostly beneath the surface of the water, but stretches across the mouths of bay inlets. The top of the stem closest to the shore could double as a dock, and the edges might include locks for small craft. The oceanside stem would be capped with a mechanical wall that tilts higher as sea levels rise, creating a waterfall that drops into the space between.
Anyone standing on the shore would see a nearly natural maritime scene: a dock, the bay and a small waterfall when the levee is at work.
A system of "pump ventilators" would be built into the walls, returning excess water to the sea while mimicking the effects of tidal exchange. Natural pressure would force ocean waters and small sea life into the estuary through one side of these tubes, while the mixed water would be pumped back out the other side.
Protecting all the low-lying areas at risk along San Francisco Bay would require 10 to 15 levees, each of which could be calibrated to maintain the natural ecology of a specific cove.
"We thought of it like a pacemaker," Ranieri said, "a unique piece of infrastructure to help regulate that body of water on its own terms."
Folding Water would operate autonomously, using a system of sensors, smart software and clean energy from tidal turbines and geothermal wells. Working out the technical details will be a challenge, but outside observers say the basic concept is sound.
"Whatever we can do to create a more natural system to protect ourselves is a good thing," said Peter Wijsman, a program manager at Arcadis, a Netherlands firm that designs and builds dams and levees. "If it's something that can adapt itself as sea levels are rising, then that is definitely a favored approach."
Of course, even the prettiest levee in the world with the lightest ecological impact is sure to spark an outcry from environmentalists and residents in the Bay Area and beyond.
Then there's the question of costs - and who would pay them. No one really knows the price for one Folding Water, let alone 15.
It would surely be substantial, however. A 2009 report by the Pacific Institute in Oakland estimated that it would cost $14 billion (in year 2000 dollars) plus $1.4 billion in annual maintenance to armor the California coast line for sea level rise, with the majority of the spending in the Bay Area.
BCDC, however, estimates that the projected sea level rise by 2100 puts $62 billion in shoreline development at risk.
"It's not a matter of how much it's going to cost, but what's the cost of not doing it?" Kuth said.
'We have time'
Brad McCrae, regulatory program director at BCDC, organized the Rising Tides competition to solicit bold ideas to combat sea level rise. But he stresses that we're not at the point where we know enough about the specific vulnerabilities around the bay, or the range of options, to seriously consider major shoreline protection projects like Folding Water.
"We don't have to figure it out entirely right now," he said. "We have time, and that's a good thing."
Still, as the fossil fuel emissions blamed for climate change blow past the predictions of just a few years ago, the problem could creep up faster and higher than current models suggest.
And major infrastructure projects don't go up overnight: it took more than 13 years just to begin construction of the new east span of the Bay Bridge, and that was after the Loma Prieta earthquake tragically underscored the bridge's vulnerability to natural disaster.
Meanwhile, areas along San Francisco's Embarcadero, Peninsula beaches and, of course, Richardson Bay are already flooding with growing frequency. This won't be a problem that starts in 2050; it's here, and will get worse over time.
Whether Folding Water is the answer or not, it's sparking conversations about what's possible and necessary, at a point when few are seriously pondering how to deal with a grave threat.
"I don't know if the ultimate solution will look like Folding Water," Ranieri said. "But we know that the crisis is now."
About this story
This story is part of an occasional series exploring cutting-edge Bay Area research focused on containing climate change.
To read more about architects Elizabeth Ranieri and Byron Kuth, California's efforts to plan for sea level rise and the efforts of other researchers to combat climate change, and to see videos and graphics on this topic, go to: www.sfgate.com/takingtheheat.
James Temple is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com


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Alzheimer Society Brochures and publications
The Alzheimer Society of Canada offers resources for people with dementia, caregivers, family members and health-care practitioners. View our programs and services brochure or visit your local Alzheimer Society for more information and resources in your area.
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In Rare Op-Ed Article, Pope Asks Christians to Reassess Christmas Priorities
The Dec. 20 Financial Times article reflects on how Christians can live out their faith with a view to the eternal.
ROME — The Dec. 20 edition of the Financial Times featured a rare article by Pope Benedict XVI in which he advises Christians to use Christmas as a time to "reassess priorities" and reflect on how to live out their faith with eternity in mind.
"While Christmas is undoubtedly a time of great joy, it is also an occasion for deep reflection, even an examination of conscience," he says in the article.
"At the end of a year that has meant economic hardship for many, what can we learn from the humility, the poverty, the simplicity of the crib scene?" he asks readers.
Seeing an article in a newspaper by the Pope is a very unusual occurrence.
This particular story made it to print after the paper's editorial office saw Pope Benedict's recently published book, Jesus of Nazareth: the Infancy Narratives, which inspired them to request him to write about Christmas.
The Vatican Press Office said Dec. 20 that Pope Benedict has granted interviews in the past to the BBC, a few months after his trip to the United Kingdom, and to the Italian national television station RAI, in the program A Sua Imagine during Easter.
On both occasions, like today's Financial Times article, he spoke about Jesus Christ.
But this time he reflects on how Christians should examine how they can live out their faith in the world with a view to the eternal.
"Render unto Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God was the response of Jesus when asked about paying taxes," he says in the piece that ran opposite the editorial page.
He notes that this response emerged from a question meant to trap Jesus into taking sides about Roman rule in the land of Israel.
"Jesus' answer deftly moves the argument to a higher plane, gently cautioning against both the politicization of religion and the deification of temporal power, along with the relentless pursuit of wealth," he says.
The 85-year-old Pope notes that "the birth of Christ challenges us to reassess our priorities, our values, our way of life."
A Gospel Christmas
Christians should use Christmas as an opportunity to read the Gospel more, he counsels.
"It is in the Gospel that Christians find inspiration for their daily lives and their involvement in worldly affairs — be it in the Houses of Parliament or in the stock exchange," he states.
"Christians should not shun the world; they should engage with it," he adds, "but their involvement in politics and economics should transcend every form of ideology."
The Pope also praises Christians' work for a more equitable sharing of the Earth's resources, done out of a belief that they have the duty to care for the weakest and most vulnerable.
"Christians oppose greed and exploitation out of a conviction that generosity and selfless love, as taught and lived by Jesus of Nazareth, are the way that leads to fullness of life," he explains.
And he says that because the goals of peace and justice are shared by so many, "much fruitful cooperation is possible between Christians and others."
"Yet Christians render to Caesar only what belongs to Caesar, not what belongs to God," he insists, pointing out that Christians cannot always comply with governments' demands.
Pope Benedict then responds to the frequent assertion that Christians "refuse to bow down before the false gods proposed today" because of "an antiquated worldview."
Christians will not comply, he says, because "they are free from the constraints of ideology and inspired by such a noble vision of human destiny that they cannot collude with anything that undermines it."
Call From the Manger
He ends his Christmas reflection by speaking about Italian Nativity scenes that include ancient Roman buildings in the background.
These displays show Jesus' birth as an end of the pagan world "in which Caesar's claims went virtually unchallenged."
"From the manger," the Pope writes, "Christ calls us to live as citizens of his heavenly Kingdom, a Kingdom that all people of good will can help to build here on earth."


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LONDON: Many Malaysians, especially those studying in the United Kingdom, will have fond memories of their stay at the Malaysia Hall here.
Likewise, the Sarawak Foundation House at Willesden offers an equally 'home away from home' comfort at affordable rates for Sarawakians visiting the British capital.
Since the Sarawak Foundation (Yayasan Sarawak) House acquired the double-storey detached bungalow at Brondesbury Park in 1991, many Sarawakians, including state dignitaries, have opted for the Sarawak Foundation House during their short stay here with their families.
Long-time London resident Mohamad Zaidel, 62, who is from Kuching, sees to the day-to-day administration of the property for the Sarawak Foundation House but said priority would be given to students and civil servants on official duties.
"There are roughly about 150-200 occupants a year, especially during the busy period between May-July during university convocations and September when new students arrived," he said when met by Bernama here recently.
Having worked with the Malaysian students department based at the Malaysian High Commission here from 1973 until 1988, he said, the accomodation at the house was a preferred choice, not only because it was fully equipped with kitchen facilities, especially for favourite Malaysian fare, but also because it was within walking distance for takeaways, including halal food.
Only about five kilometres from Central London, he said it could be reached via the subway from Willesden Green station, adding the rates were also very cheap at 15 pounds per person per night, which was comparable to a bed and breakfast .
With mostly foreign embassies being housed at Brondesbury Park, the neighbourhood here was safe, noted the grandfather of four, whose wife, Maureen, is a Londoner.
"I hardly ever lock the gates at night."
However, the premises had also been used to hold official receptions by visiting ministers from Sarawak, while Sarawak Foundation chairman Tan Sri Adenan Satem made it a point to stop-over during visits here, he said. — Bernama


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Name:Enuff Z Nuff
Biography:If there is such a thing as false advertising in rock&roll, then Enuff Z'nuff are one of its textbook examples. Packaged in garish peace-glam attire by their record company, the group was wrongly lumped in with the disposable pop-metal bands of the late '80s (Poison, Warrant, etc.), rather than appreciated for the truly gifted power pop act that they were. By the time they finally managed to shed their deceptive camouflage, it was much too late to turn public opinion, or their fortunes, around.
Musical soul brothers Donnie Vie (guitar and vocals) and Chip Znuff met in Chicago in 1984 and quickly set about writing songs together. Their relationship proved extremely fruitful and in less than a year the duo had recruited guitar player Gino Martino and drummer B.W. Boeski, named themselves Enuff Z'nuff and begun shopping around a full-length demo called Hollywood Squares to the major labels. Obtaining a contract proved more difficult than they expected, however, and it was only four years later, and after the arrival of virtuoso guitarist Derek Frigo and drummer Vikki Foxx that the band finally signed a deal with Atlantic Records' subsidiary Atco.
Released in August, 1989, Enuff Z'nuff's self-titled debut scored a couple of quick hit singles with "New Thing" and "Fly High Michelle," but the frustrated band found themselves receiving more attention for their over-the-top, brightly colored, peace sign-infested wardrobe than their superlative hard rock songs. By the time they unleashed 1991's Strength album, the band had noticeably toned down their image and turned up their creative ambitions to deliver a masterful 90s take on the crunchy power pop sound of Cheap Trick and Badfinger. America's new alternative rock regime was not impressed, however, and their dismissal from Atco due to disappointing sales coincided with a growing rift with guitarist Frigo. And though they were quickly snapped up by Arista Records, drummer Foxx would leave abruptly for the greener pastures of former Mötley Crüe vocalist Vince Neil's solo band as soon as the sessions for their third album, Animals With Human Intelligence, were completed. When this third effort tanked with consumers as well, Arista too, shut its doors and Frigo quit for good.
Vie and Znuff hit rock bottom in 1994. With no record deal in sight and wallowing in deepening drug addiction, they decided to re-release their original 1985 demos as the next Enuff Z'nuff album, simply calling it 1985. Containing liner notes penned by the "King of All Media" himself, Howard Stern (by all accounts a rabid fan), the album proved a godsend, doing enough business domestically and in Japan (remember, production costs were negligible) to pad the band's coffers, and get the boys back on their feet. It also allowed them to record two new albums in 1995: an official release for Mayhem Records called Tweaked (featuring original guitarist Martino and drummer Ricky Parent), and the Japan-only Chip&Donnie: Brothers -- later re-released stateside in 1997 as Seven. In between, Enuff Z'nuff recorded 1996's Peach Fuzz as a trio following Martino's departure, then released the retrospective Live in 1998. Guitarist John Monaco joined the group in time for 1998's Paraphernalia (which was released by Spitfire Records, along with most of the band's late-'90s output) and stayed on through 2000s 10.
Unfortunately, this unusual spell of relative stability would not last for Enuff Z'nuff. Following the release of their eleventh studio album, Welcome to Blue Island, by the Dream Catcher label in 2002, Donnie Vie quit to pursue a solo career in Los Angeles, leaving Chip Znuff and a number of henchmen to carry on and tour sporadically as a trio. Then, just as reunion discussions with former members Derek Frigo and Vikki Foxx were getting under way, Enuff Z'nuff's already shaky constituents were dealt another devastating blow on May 29, 2004, when Frigo was found dead from an accidental drug overdose outside his girlfriend's apartment in L.A. The band had just finished recording their latest, ? (Question), which was eventually released in November, 2004 on the Pony Canyon label. ~ Ed Rivadavia, All Music Guide
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The flagship act of frontman Mark Robinson's own TeenBeat label, Unrest was a towering pillar of the American indie rock community throughout the early '90s — from the tongue-in-cheek garage noise of their earliest efforts to the shimmering, manic pop thrills of their later, most enduring work, the band was a paragon of DIY virtue, perfecting a genre-hopping eclecticism and knowing, ironic lyrical outlook that virtually defined the sound and feel of college rock in the pre-grunge era. Robinson, bassist Tim Moran, and drummer Phil Krauth formed Unrest while students at Wakefield High School in Arlington, VA; borrowing their name from a Henry Cow record, the fledgling trio soon made its debut on the first TeenBeat release, the 1985 cassette compilation Extremism in the Defense of Liberty Is No Vice. Comprised of 25 tracks bootlegged from a show at the Washington, D.C. venue the 9:30 Club, the tape was released in an edition of about 60 copies, and sold primarily to Robinson's classmates; among the featured acts were Jungle George & the Plague, led by another Wakefield student, Andrew Beaujon, who later led the much-acclaimed Eggs and briefly tenured with Unrest as well. TeenBeat itself would over time emerge as one of the most respected American independent labels of its period, evolving from the Xeroxed covers of early cassette releases to a prolific flow of beautifully designed releases inspired by Robinson's abiding affection for the lavish packaging of the British imprints Factory and 4AD; the company's ever-changing roster reflected its founder's diverse tastes, issuing recordings from artists spanning from Versus to Gastr del Sol to Blast Off Country Style. TeenBeat's sophomore release, the Unrest! cassette, followed in the spring of 1985; recorded live to two-track in Moran's living room, the tape was soon trailed by another cassette, Lisa Carol Freemont, serving early notice of the prodigious output which defined the band's career — at the same time, Robinson and Krauth even collaborated in another band, Clarence. All of Unrest's releases catalogued Robinson's ever-shifting lyrical and musical obsessions, which (especially at the outset of the group's existence) often resulted in jarring track-to-track juxtapositions embracing everything from punk to funk. The band's more radical experiments make their unofficially self-titled 1987 full-length debut easier to admire than actually enjoy: recorded with bassist Chris Thomson filling in for Moran, the LP was pressed in an edition of 1,050, each with a cover hand-decorated by friends — since every cover was different, each copy had its own title. (An expanded edition appeared on Matador in 1993 under the title Fuck Pussy Galore and All Her Friends.) Bassist Dave Park signed on for Unrest's second album, the 1988 Caroline Records release Malcolm X Park — although the disc as a whole lacks focus, the lovely pop entries "Can't Sit Still" and "Christina" hint at the brilliance of later efforts. Silent in 1989 but for the "Catchpellet" single, the trio resurfaced a year later with their third LP, Kustom Karnal Blackxploitation, highlighted by their interpretation of the Heathers soundtrack's satiric protest anthem "Teenage Suicide." With the 1991 single "Yes, She Is My Skinhead Girl," Unrest achieved indie rock sainthood — a joint release with the K Records label, its skittering, oddly propulsive pop approach signaled the band's creative breakthrough, also earning strong critical notices. However, it was the arrival of bassist Bridget Cross that truly fortified the Unrest sound — a onetime member of Velocity Girl, her throbbing, insistent rhythms closely evoked the pioneering bass lines of New Order's Peter Hook, complementing Robinson's own Factory Records fixation and offering the perfect counterpoint to the frenzied strumming of his guitar work. Appropriately enough, Cross made her debut on the 1991 Sub Pop Singles Club release A Factory Record, a four-song collection of obscure covers from the Factory catalog including a brilliant reading of Miaow's "When It All Comes Down." The 1992 album Imperial f.f.r.r. remains Unrest's defining moment, a sprawling yet laser-focused pop masterpiece boasting the single "Cherry Cream On." The follow-up, 1993's Perfect Teeth, arrived as a joint release with the 4AD label — featuring onetime Miaow frontwoman Cath Carroll on the cover (a longstanding Robinson heroine, she'd later issue several solo LPs on TeenBeat) and jokingly crediting Duran Duran's Simon LeBon with production duties, the record's highlight, "Make Out Club," even earned airtime on MTV. The EP Animal Park appeared in early 1994, but at the peak of their success, Unrest then disbanded — while Krauth mounted a solo career, Robinson and Cross reunited in the short-lived Air Miami. Robinson then went on to issue a series of solo records, variously credited to projects including Olympic Death Squad and Flin Flon.
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Sports Birthdays for July 30 — Bud Selig and More
Here are some of the people in the sports world celebrating birthdays on July 30:
Bud Selig
Age: 78
Profession: MLB Commissioner
Best Known For: Serving as the Commissioner of Major League Baseball since 1992, Allan 'Bud' Selig has presided over the sport's most tumultuous era. In addition to the players' strike that canceled the 1994 post-season, the introduction of inter-league play and the expansion of the playoffs. Selig has seen baseball work its way through a series of performance enhancing drug allegations against some of its greatest stars, such as Mark McGwire, Sammy Sosa, Barry Bonds and Roger Clemens. During Selig's tenure, baseball has seen record increases in both revenue and attendance. Prior to assuming the duties of commissioner, Selig was owner and team president of the Milwaukee Brewers.
Clint Hurdle
Age: 55
Profession: Retired MLB Player / MLB Manager
Best Known For: After a mediocre 10-year career with the Kansas City Royals, Cincinnati Reds, St. Louis Cardinals and New York Mets, Clint Hurdle became a major league manager. Hurdle managed the Colorado Rockies from 2002 to 2009, taking the team to the 2007 World Series. Hurdle now manages the Pittsburgh Pirates.
Daley Thompson
Age: 54
Profession: Retired Olympian
Best Known For: One of Great Britain's greatest athletes, Daley Thompson won the gold medal in the decathlon in the 1980 and 1984 Summer Olympics. Thompson set the world record for the event four times and was undefeated in all competitions between 1979 and 1987.
Chris Mullin
Age: 49
Profession: Retired NBA Player / Analyst
Best Known For: A five-time NBA All-Star, Chris Mullin was among the best outside shooters of his era. Mullin played for the Golden State Warriors and Indiana Pacers from 1985 to 2001, averaging 18.2 points per game during his career. While in college at St. John's, Mullin was named Big East Player of the Year from 1983 to 1985. Mullin was a member of the US men's Olympic team in 1984 and the 'Dream Team' in 1992.
He was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2011. Mullin is currently an NBA analyst for ESPN.
Jürgen Klinsmann
Age: 48
Profession: Retired Soccer Player / Manager
Best Known For: Currently the coach of the US men's national soccer team, Jürgen Klinsmann is one of soccer's all-time greats. In 1990, Klinsmann helped his native West German team to the FIFA World Cup. Prior to accepting the US job, Klinsmann managed the German national team from 2004 to 2006, including a third-place finish in the 2006 World Cup.
Markus Naslund
Age: 39
Profession: Retired NHL Player
Best Known For A five-time NHL All-Star, Markus Naslund enjoyed a long and distinguished pro hockey career from 1990 to 2010 with the Pittsburgh Penguins, Vancouver Canucks and New York Rangers. Naslund has also played extensively the Elitserien in Modo Hockey and been a member of the Swedish national team in four World Championships, two World Cups and one Winter Olympics.
Justin Rose
Age: 32
Profession: PGA Golfer
Best Known For: A winner of 11 PGA Tour events since 1998, Justin Rose was recently ranked as one of the top 10 golfers in the world. Rose's most recent victory was at the WGC-Cadillac Championship at Doral Golf Resort & Spa in 2012.


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Column: Beckham brings 'wow' factor to Paris
At Paris Saint-Germain, David Beckham may again prove that there is still some good football in his 37-year-old legs. If not, no matter, because in Paris he's chosen a city where simply looking fabulous is enough to turn heads and make people go "Wow!"
And Beckham is a master at that.
PSG doesn't need Beckham to tear up and down the pitch week-in, week-out, delivering pinpoint crosses, as he did many moons and tattoos ago at Manchester United, the club that first made him a star.
It needs to associate its name and logo with brand Beckham, so that more people from Anchorage to Zhuhai start to remember what the initials "PSG" actually stand for. It needs his ability to glue eyeballs to television screens. It needs him for the same reason fashion lovers drool over Parisian couture: to stand out from the hoi-polloi.
PSG's slogan is "Dream Bigger" - an ambition made possible by the Qatari owners who bought the club in 2011 and brought rivers of investment. They want to make PSG one of the glamor clubs of Europe, mentioned in the same breath as a Real Madrid or a Bayern Munich, not merely a big fish in the comparatively small pond of French football. PSG beating the likes of Troyes or Evian in the French league will never be big news in Hong Kong or Houston. But the brief fling between Paris, capital of chic, and Beckham, king of football chic, will be. In this way, the two should fit like a princess' slippers.
Beckham in a PSG jersey might not make much football sense. Two of Beckham's potential partners in the PSG midfield, Lucas from Brazil and the exciting Italian Marco Verratti, are practically young enough to be Beckham's kids. At age 20, they represent PSG's playing future. Beckham, at 37, does not.
The brevity of Beckham's contract - five months - and the fact that his wife, Victoria, and their children will stay in London suggested this is more of a cameo role than a serious sporting one for Beckham and that PSG signed him more for the splash than to plug any weakness in its team.
Ryan Giggs, Beckham's former teammate at Manchester United, is still putting in useful shifts for that team at the even riper age of 39. Beckham will be closely scrutinized to see how he re-adapts to European football after six years of Major League Soccer with the Los Angeles Galaxy. It seems highly unlikely that Beckham could cope with playing every match for PSG, but he is sure to get some minutes.
None of which is meant disrespectfully. He looked amazing at his standing-room-only press call Thursday at PSG's Parc des Princes stadium, every inch sporting royalty in a sober suit and magazine hair, twiddling an expensive-looking pen.
The saucy journalist who called him the league's new "grand-papa" couldn't ruffle him. Beckham gets full marks for the way he has looked after himself, kept his competitive juices flowing and is squeezing every last drop out of his football talent before he retires.
"I still feel 21 years old most days," he said.
PSG's recruitment last July of star striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and now Beckham is reminiscent of the "Galaticos" policy Real Madrid employed last decade to add zip and glitter to its brand. Beckham was one of those stars, and PSG is now paying for that same luster. Beckham's pledge to donate his salary to a children's charity made him and the club look good, by seeming to put some distance between them and football's money-is-everything mentality.
But as Paris fashion victims would tell you, buying expensive things is one thing, getting them to fit together into a stunning outfit is quite another. PSG's expensively assembled players have struggled at times to play as a team, especially when the headstrong Ibrahimovic is in one of his moods where he seems to do only what pleases him.
Beckham on Thursday named-dropped stars he has played with and championships he has won. It may be that he can use that clout in the PSG dressing room, to get his new teammates to work better together.
"I have a lot of experience in the game," he noted. "I can still run around, I can still play as I did when I was 21 years old. I have not lost any of my pace because, to be honest, I haven't had a lot of pace throughout my career."
On-field contributions Beckham makes will be a bonus. The big thing for PSG is simply that he is here, looking great in a city that has elevated that to an art. Their wealth allows PSG's owners to treat themselves and their grateful fans to la creme of football: one of the sport's best coaches in Ancelotti, one of the best strikers in the towering shape of Ibrahimovic and now an icon, Beckham. He gives them bragging rights over other status-conscious members of the Qatari elite.
If Ibrahimovic is PSG's sports car, the player whose goals will help the team get places, then Beckham is the rare vintage automobile to be shown off but not driven wildly so his aging parts don't overheat. He is an image-enhancer for PSG and Qatar, the Gulf emirate pouring billions into sport to win friends and influence and to provide future revenue when its gas and oil reserves are pumped dry.
In short, a big reason Beckham is in Paris is because PSG wants people like me to write this article and people like you to read it.
Are we really that easy to influence? Answer: Because of Beckham, I'm betting that if you didn't know already, you can now say what the "P" in PSG stands for.
John Leicester is an international sports columnist for The Associated Press. Write to him at jleicester(at)ap.org or follow him at twitter.com/johnleicester


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I am trying to forgive the abuse of our school name and be happy for Gerardo Abascal. (Photo in article)
"We did an interview with Deep South Conference and ULL Cajuns star, Gerardo Abascal, prior to the Deep South All-Star match that was played prior to the USA qualifier match against Canada in July. We wanted to give our congratulations to a new opportunity provided for him, as he will be heading to training camp to play for the Guatemalan National Rugby team. He will be playing with them, in the next coming weeks, to play a tournament in Costa Rica. So we want to wish Gerardo the best of luck and that he has successes in this new endeavor. Play hard, represent Louisiana, and show them what it means to Rage, Cajun style."


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|...to Charles Blackburn, Jr., of Raleigh, NC. a Former Writers' Network board president, received the 2008 Sam Ragan Fine Arts Award for Literature from St. Andrews Presbyterian College. His band, When Cousins Marry, performed as part of the this reading at the event. The group recently released their debut CD, Shotgun Wedding , featuring 13 original songs. Visit whencousinsmarry.com for related details.
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After a long day outlet shopping, FS, DLS and I were starrrrrrrrving. We made the joint decision to finally try Thai in Hell's Kitchen – I forget if FS had been to a Thai place in the area previously, but DLS and I had talked about trying one in the area, just hadn't gotten around to it. (Okay, in all fairness, he really wanted to go to Room Service one night, but I was so grumpy and cranky from eating too much Asian food – yes, there is such a thing! – that I insisted we go elsewhere, and wound up at 44 SW, with a mediocre meal.)
Our first order of business: three Thai iced teas, please! Creamy, cold, and delicious, not a complaint about these.
Our first dish, green papaya salad, came quickly, which was good because I think we were just about to attack each other and eat the loser. Plenty of peanuts, and not overwhelmingly spicy as I've had some green papaya salads in the past, I found this refreshing and really good.
Our next appetizer was fried tofu. I find myself quite adept at making really good fried tofu, and found this really good but something I wouldn't order again for the sole reason that it wasn't that interesting.
We also ordered a duck salad with pineapple and cilantro. I felt that this dish should have been served with rice, as at times it bordered on way too salty – and I love my salt! – but mostly, it was very tasty, especially with pineapple. Yum.
We also ordered a special – the crab fried rice, which I was delighted to find had whole chunks of real, fresh, delicious crab in it – and not skimpy, either – while the rice was dry enough to have that fluffy, perfectly fried feel to it. I very much enjoyed each bite of this fried rice.
Last of our savory dishes, but certainly not least, was our seafood pad thai – which, as you can see, had squid, shrimp, and other assorted bits of seafood throughout. While this tended on the slightly gloppy, sweet side, it was perfectly serviceable and I had no qualms eating it – nor would I object to ordering this again.
For dessert, FS was pretty excited when they had mango ice cream over sticky rice. She asked the server several times to make sure there was no coconut (because of my allergy), but I think there was a miscommunication as, when it arrived, it was very clearly coconut sticky rice on the bottom. Unfortunate, because I really wanted to try it after hearing FS and DLS both rave about this type of dessert… but the server felt awful when she discovered that I couldn't eat the rice and insisted that she bring me a mango ice cream on its own. I thought this was really thoughtful of them – and unnecessary, as I was stuffed to the gills by this point anyway – but I appreciated the gesture never the less. I could tell she felt sincerely sorry about it, but eh, the sticky rice is made with coconut milk, so they couldn't just give me the dessert without coconut in it. Ah well. It didn't affect my meal negatively!
Yvo says: Overall, we were all very pleased with our meal. Not a dish was disliked, and I know we all agreed that we'd definitely return. I know FS and DLS were both happy to discover that Pam Real Thai delivers to them via Seamless… lucky butts. I guess I shouldn't hate, I have an OK local Thai place…


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John Bell was born on the 12th of May 1762 to humble beginnings. He was the second of four boys, his father, Rev. William Bell, was a man of considerable courage, and John's mother was well educated and quite a talented artist. And so we fast forward to 1779.
It was in 1779 at the young age of seventeen that John apprenticed to Alexander Wood, the leading surgeon in the Edinburgh Royal infirmary, who was not only a skilled surgeon, but had a good reputation for being loved by all who knew him. He left a mark on young Bell, so much so that John Bell dedicated two of his books to Wood.
John studied at the University of Edinburgh under great teachers such as William Cullen and Joseph Black. After his graduation, John traveled to Russia with a large group of Scottish doctors who contributed greatly to Russian medicine–men like Sir James Wylie, who became Physician General to Czar Alexander I, and Sir William Burnett, who became the first Medical Director of the Royal Navy.
John returned to the University of Edinburgh, his mind set on changing the way Anatomy was taught at the University. You see, the Chair of Anatomy, although a fine professor, was not a practicing surgeon like John. Knowing this, John moved swiftly to change the way anatomy was taught, and the outcome was his own school of anatomy in 1790. Bell taught for many years, and some say that the subject of surgical anatomy was given birth by Bell. He, along with Pierre-Joseph Desault and John Hunter, is also considered a co-founder of the modern surgery of the vascular system. It's interesting to note that John was a successful teacher and his students admired his teaching style. Later, John was passed up for a prestigious professorship, and the University suffered as a result. A quote by Charles Darwin best sums up the man that received the appointment that John so richly deserved. "Dr. Monro made his lectures on human anatomy as dull as he was himself." Unfortunately, John Bell had many enemies due to outspokenness about the unnecessary pain and suffering inflicted by incompetent surgeons practicing in Scotland. Dr. James Gregory, Professor of Medicine at the University, launched a horrendous campaign against John, resulting from very acrimonious dispute over the right of the junior members of the College of Surgeons of Edinburg to perform operations in the Royal Infirmary. He went so far as to hand out pamphlets warning students against attending Bell's lectures. Gregory also posted a sign on the Gates of the University and at the entrance to the Infirmary stating "Any Man, if himself or his family were sick, should as soon think of calling in a mad dog as Mr. John Bell." Maybe it was academic jealousy. We will never know, but I'd like to think that John was a great professor, admired by his students, and maybe hated by his colleagues.
Bell, in his fifties, moved to Italy for his health. He died in Rome on April 15, 1820.
John Bell may not have the same fame as his younger brother, Charles, but he will be remembered as a teacher, a writer of notable medical texts, and for his illustrations, which speak volumes of his talent as an artist. He was one of the few medical men to illustrate his own work. This writer is intrigued by John Bell, and I hope my readers are too.
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